1、湖北赤壁市2016高考英语二轮七选五类全观练习（3）及答案七选五（每小题2分）Ten years ago, I used to be very fit. 36_ I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days, I didnt earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasnt a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing. 37_ The pay was bett
2、er, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didnt have any time for things like that any more. Theres a lot of str
3、ess in my job. Perhaps thats why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top. Then I had another glass, and then another. 38_ I never used to smoke at all.Two months ago, I had a heart
4、 attack. At first I just couldnt believe it. “Im too young.” I said. Luckily it wasnt very serious. I was in hospital a few days and they did a lot of tests. 39_ He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just havent any time! 40_Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perh
5、aps I could do something like I used to do. But if I do that, I wont earn as much. I have a family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just dont know what I should do. What do you think?A. Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job.B. My job takes everything out of me! C. I rode a
6、bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends.D. Drinking became part of my life.E. I started smoking a lot, too.F. Ten years later, I lost my first job.G. The doctor advised me to stop smoking and to eat less.七选五参考答案CAEGB任务型阅读（A）请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。The job of rai
7、sing children is a tough one. Children dont come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising children-as in all of life-what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then, American par
8、ents teach their children basic American values. To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainm
9、ent, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they choose their own careers and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults still seek their parents advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they leave the nest at around 18 to 21 years old, they w
10、ant to be on their own, not tied to their mothers apron strings. The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to fulfill their own dreams. Americans praise and e
11、ncourage their children to give them the confidence to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans dont make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit.
12、 Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents. Most young couples with children struggle with the issue of childcare. Mothers have traditionally stayed home with their children. In recent years, though, a growing trend is to put preschoolers in a day care center so Mom can work. Many America
13、ns have strong feelings about which type of arrangement is best. Some argue that attending a day care center can be a positive experience for children. Others insist that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of women are now leaving the workforce to become full-time homemakers. Dis
14、ciplining children is another area that American parents have different opinions about. Many parents feel that an old-fashioned spanking(一顿打) helps youngsters learn what No! means. Others prefer alternate forms of discipline. For example, time outs have become popular in recent years. Children in ti
15、me out have to sit in a corner or by a wall. They can get up only when they are ready to act nicely. Older children and teenagers who break the rules may be grounded, or not allowed to go out with friends. Some of their privileges at home like TV or telephone use may also be taken away for a while.
16、Although discipline isnt fun for parents or children, its a necessary part of training. Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience, love, wisdom, courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all, since theyre not sure its worth it.
17、 But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that? Title: The Job of Raising ChildrenParagraph outlineSupporting detailsIntroductionIt is no easy task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very 1 , not knowing what to do.Th
18、e goal of parentsThey help children to be 2 instead of depending on parents.The relationship between parents and children An informal relationship exists between American parents and children. Children are praised and 3 to realize their dreams. Children are treated 4 more like friends.The issue of c
19、hildcareMost young couple struggle with this issue. 5 , mothers stayed home with kids. Recently, a day care center is where preschoolers are put. There is a(n) 6 over whether attending a day care center is a positive experience for children.Ways to 7 childrenAmerican parents have different opinions.
20、 Time outs have become 8 in recent years. 9 away some privileges is a way to punish some older children and teenagers.ConclusionRaising children takes patience, love, wisdom, courage etc., but it is 10 .1. frustrated 2. independent 3. encouraged 4. equally 5. Traditionally 6. argument 7. discipline
21、8. popular 9. Taking 10. worthwhile任务型阅读（B）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。Going soy is the way to go greenIn 1829, U.S. farmers grew soybeans (大豆) for the first time. In the late 1800s, lots of farmers began to grow soybeans as food for cattle. In 1904, at th
22、e Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, George Washington Carver began studying the soybean. His discoveries changed the way people thought about the soybean. No longer was it just a crop for cattle; it provided valuable protein and oil.Now soybean oil is the most popular source for an alternative fuel. Fu
23、eling diesel (柴油) engines with vegetable oil started with the inventor Rudolf Diesel. When Diesel showed his engine at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, it was running only on peanut oil, a kind of biodiesel. According to the United Soybean Board, biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils or an
24、imal fats. However, over the next 100 years, diesel fuel was made largely from petroleum (石油). Interest was renewed in biodiesel in the mid-1970s when the energy shortage occurred, and gas prices surged upward throughout the United States. In spite of these conditions, commercial production did not
25、take place until much later. In 1999, The National Biodiesel Board reported that 500,000 gallons per day were produced. In 2000, production increased to 6.7 million gallons per day.With the continual rising costs of petroleum products in the new century, major corporations and the United States gove
26、rnment have looked to new markets. Farmers are encouraged to grow soybeans in their fields, as the demand for soybean fuel increases. They can now get several gallons of fuel per acre of soybean.Biodiesel is created by removing a thick liquid called glycerin from soybean oil. It is registered with t
27、he US Environmental Protection Agency as a pure fuel, which is known as B100, or as a fuel additive, which is called B20, a mixture of 20 percent soy and 80 percent petroleum-based diesel.There are many benefits of soybean fuel.Studies have shown that biodiesel from vegetable oil reduces petroleum c
28、onsumption when used in place of petroleum diesel. In addition, the use of biodiesel reduces CO2 in the earths atmosphere. This is due to the fact that growing soybeans consumes nearly four times as much CO2 as the amount of CO2 produced from biodiesel waste gases.If you ever want to take a ride in
29、a car or bus powered by soybeans, you can. The Agriculture Research Center (ARS ) National Visitor Center bus, which is used for Beltsville, Maryland farm tours, is running on biodiesel fuel.ARS scientists are conducting biodiesel fuel research, and they are trying to find ways to make fuel from veg
30、etable oils, animal fats, and used restaurant oils. Biodiesel fuel costs more than regular diesel fuel. However, the price may drop if people use it more. We can look to the future with the hope that clean fuel sources will continue to be widespread in the United States and even around the world. Br
31、ief history of the soybeanFacts about biodieselBenefits & future of biodieselReplacement of (77) They were (1) as food for cattle.Soybean oil is (2) into a fuel now.They provided protein and oil.It wasnt widely used long after it was (3) .It wasnt (4) in large quantities tillthe late 1990s.With (5)
32、, farmers grow more soybeans. Glycerin is (6) from soybean oil. Two fuels known as B100 and B20 It leads to a cleaner world with (8) CO2 .It helps to save the source of petroleum.Fuel will be made from more objectslike animal fats. It will be (9) when people use it more. Clean fuel sources will be (10) usedthroughout the world.Going soy is the way to go greenAs a normal plantDevelopment of its useWith a special useProduction of soybean FuelExpectation of biodiesel 1. grown 2. changed / turned / made 3. invented 4. produced 5. encouragement 6. removed 7. diesel 8. less 9. cheaper 10. widely